I'm hoping someone can help me here. I'm currently trying to make my site more SEO friendly and having some strange issues with .htaccess.
This is all on my testing server. The designer section was working fine without "homeware-designer/" preceding the designer name "cquoi, etc". All good until I added the last one mage then it all stopped working, relative links were no longer working properly. I removed RewriteRule mage designerdata.php?search=4 and it all started working again. Once I added homeware-designer/etc all works fine again???? Can anyone tell me what might be going on. Also some of the rules won't work without ^foo$, but most will work without the ^$ delimiters and most will not work at all with the ^$ string delimiters. I just need to understand what is going on before I try to put it on the live server.
Options +FollowSymLinks -Indexes
RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule designer-homeware index.php
#------------------ Living ---------------
RewriteRule living-room-hallway category.php?collection=1
RewriteRule designer-shelves-storage contentdata.php?collection=1&type=17
RewriteRule designer-cushions-pouffes contentdata.php?collection=1&type=1
rewriterule designer-coat-hat-racks contentdata.php?collection=1&type=19
rewriterule designer-lighting contentdata.php?collection=1&type=25
rewriterule living-room-accessories contentdata.php?collection=1&type=4
#----------------- Eating ----------------
RewriteRule dining-room-eating category.php?collection=2
rewriterule designer-tableware contentdata.php?collection=2&type=5
rewriterule designer-glassware contentdata.php?collection=2&type=6
rewriterule dining-room-accessories contentdata.php?collection=2&type=8
#----------------- Bathing ----------------
RewriteRule ^bathroom$ category.php?collection=5
RewriteRule bathroom-accessories contentdata.php?collection=5&type=11
#----------------- Kids -------------------
RewriteRule ^childrens-decor$ category.php?collection=6
RewriteRule ^designer-childrens-decor$ contentdata.php?collection=6&type=20
#----------------- Garden ------------------
RewriteRule garden category.php?collection=7
RewriteRule garden-accessories contentdata.php?collection=7&type=21
#----------------- Art ---------------------
rewriterule designer-prints contentdata.php?collection=8&type=24
#----------------- Designers --------------
RewriteRule homeware-designers designer.php
RewriteRule homeware-designer/cquoi designerdata.php?search=7
RewriteRule homeware-designer/remember designerdata.php?search=8
RewriteRule homeware-designer/terafue designerdata.php?search=10
RewriteRule homeware-designer/r-bernier designerdata.php?search=11
RewriteRule homeware-designer/c-l-boym designerdata.php?search=21
RewriteRule homeware-designer/andre-klauser designerdata.php?search=22
RewriteRule homeware-designer/shin-azumi designerdata.php?search=23
RewriteRule homeware-designer/alejandro-ruiz designerdata.php?search=24
RewriteRule homeware-designer/tord-boontje designerdata.php?search=25
RewriteRule homeware-designer/sibo-home-concept designerdata.php?search=13
RewriteRule homeware-designer/zafferano designerdata.php?search=14
RewriteRule homeware-designer/klevering designerdata.php?search=15
RewriteRule homeware-designer/dutch-waaren designerdata.php?search=16
RewriteRule homeware-designer/vintage-casa designerdata.php?search=17
RewriteRule homeware-designer/hubsch-denmark designerdata.php?search=18
RewriteRule homeware-designer/serholt-sweden designerdata.php?search=19
RewriteRule homeware-designer/lazis designerdata.php?search=20
RewriteRule homeware-designer/atlantis designerdata.php?search=26
RewriteRule homeware-designer/mage designerdata.php?search=4